Vanderbilt never got closer than nine points until the final minutes, shooting just 42 percent for the game. BRIDGEPORT, Conn( AP- Deng Gai scored 16 of his season- high 23 points in the first half to lead Fairfield to a 68- 53 victory over Harvard Tuesday night. Then again, you can try the current season cruise on the Badship Angel. I( AP- Jason Forte scored 20 points and got help from a pair of freshmen as Brown won its first Ivy League home game of the season, 80- 56 over Columbia on Friday night. Oliver Lafayette led Houston( 4- 3) with 18 points and Lanny Smith added 17. The Bulldogs led 38- 10 at halftime, the most points they' ve scored in a half since 2002.
Not In The Cards Usually winning on the boards means winning on the scoreboard. With Colorado State trailing 20- 17 at halftime, Stucker was intercepted early in the third quarter by Jordan Brown. To Campbell, who grew up in the Valley and played at Sylmar, Stroh represented the local coaching establishment Campbell fretted over the condition of his field. The better our defense is, the better our offense plays " The Demon Deacons did not reach double- digit scoring until the 6: 20 mark of the half, when Kem Wilson' s jumper made the score 32- 10 " We just didn' t play our game " Wake Forest forward Corinne Groves said " Our shots weren' t falling, and that got everybody screwed up in the head.
"I hate to say it, but I don't remember much of anything about it" Miller said. But her missed free throw with 41 seconds left kept the Boilermakers from getting even before the break She more than made up for that miss. Arkansas State shot only 27 percent from the field " Our team gave a good effort against one of the best teams in the country, year in and year out " said ASU head coach Brian Boyer " We can take something from this and build on it for the rest of the season Our players didn' t quit " Tech captured victory No. Auburn cut the lead to 12 with 6: 49 on a jumper and free throw shot by Robertson, but the Tigers did not score in the final five minutes and Ole Miss stretched it' s lead to the final 23- point margin.
I don' t think that went through her mind " Anesia Smith had 11 assists and 10 rebounds and Kalika France scored 14 points for the Terrapins( 15- 5, 4- 4 Atlantic Coast Conference, who completed their first regular- season sweep of the Yellow Jackets since the 1997- 98 season. The Sun Devils went 12- 1 at home this season, including a 61- 50 upset of three- time defending NCAA champion Connecticut on Dec 21. They watched a veteran pitcher stub his cleats on the mound and botch a pitchout play. Once he caught it and felt it, there was no turning back " The Wildcats went up 20- 7 and got a big break on the Warriors' 1 when Basanez fumbled the handoff attempt to Herron, picked up the ball and ran it into the endzone. Jefferson' s basket started the closing 9- 0 spurt and the 6- foot- 1 forward scored seven of the Spartans' last 11 points " I know that she can make plays " Michigan State guard Lindsay Bowen said of Jefferson " We had all the confidence in the world in her, and she just made some great plays " Liz Shimek scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, giving her 1, 000 for her career, to lead the Spartans. Bowie State stalled on its initial drive and a poor punt and a personal foul penalty on the Bulldogs gave Towson the ball at the Bowie 28 Three plays later, Brunetti scored on a 5- yard run.
Smith' s 12- yard catch made it 33- 14, then two more drives of less than a minute cut Florida' s lead to five. That's what he promised to do if Larry Brown returned next season as the University of Kansas' basketball coach. Two Division II games have gone to five overtimes " As the game went on, we just tried to find humor in it " Dillon said Friday " It was almost like a boxing match " Northeastern' s Shaleyse Smallwood finished with 37 points despite the flu. "I just blew it" Parker planned to start jumping at 15 feet but entered the competition at 14-8 when it became apparent that that height would qualify for the final.
We all felt the sting of that loss " Pedersen had a career- high 28 points to go with 10 rebounds, four assists, four blocked shots and three steals, shooting 13- for- 18 from the field for Stanford( 19- 3, 9- 2, which is chasing its eighth straight Pac- 10 championship. All the fashionable labels are here: Winfield, Mattingly, Henderson, Righetti. Mike Higgins (6-3) got the victory; Jerry Aschoff got the loss for Villa Park Both pitchers went seven innings. Butler- Rayford scored seven straight points over a span of 68 seconds in the first half.
Carlene Hightower, who entered the game averaging a team- high 18 1 points, was held to six on 0- of- 10 shooting The Colonials improved to 27- 2 all- time against La Salle. 7 percent from the field and committed 22 turnovers, got 13 points from Omar Nokaly and 11 from Aboubakar Bamba. Creighton rebounded from a slow start to pull within four at 16- 12 on a driving basket by Josh Dotzler. WEST HARTFORD, Conn( AP- Brigham Young center Dani Kubik Wright didn' t miss a shot Saturday, but it meant nothing as the No 23 Cougars lost for the third time in five games.
This isn't the first time something like this has happened and it won't be the last"Dobson is working slowly on the changes he needs to implement into the mechanics of newly-acquired left-handed starter Dennis Rasmussen. Y( AP- Juan Mendez scored 28 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead Niagara to a 79- 68 win over Marist on Saturday. The Bulls( 6- 6) launched their program nine years ago, moved up to Division I- A in 2001 and capped their first season in the Big East with a bowl bid. Robinson found the range on another 3- pointer and Grier dropped in two more free throws to make it 65- 47 with 6: 41 remaining.
After beating the Rangers in Texas, 5-2, last week, Witt welcomed them to Anaheim with his second shutout of the season. The loss snapped Kentucky' s eight- game winning streak " We could have dropped our heads in the first half and that says a lot for our program " DeMoss said " We fought extremely hard and can build on it " Davenport led Ohio State( 13- 1) in scoring with 24 points and 12 rebounds Brandie Hoskins added 15 points, and Packer had eight The Buckeyes have won six straight Both teams got off to a slow start. STANFORD, Calif( AP- Stanford is heading into Pac- 10 play on its longest winning streak in four seasons, even if the Cardinal' s latest win wasn' t one of their prettiest. In the evening quarterfinal session, top- seeded Miami of Ohio plays No 8 Bowling Green and No 5 Kent State meets No 4 Ohio. Connor Hughes had field goals of 21, 43 and 50 yards for Virginia and the Cavaliers gained 239 yards on the ground, 225 through the air.
The report stemmed from a meeting between Gattis, Orange County businessman Richard Knopf, Long Beach Athletic Director Corey Johnson and 49er athletic foundation president Joe Saucedo that took place in January-almost three months before Gonzalves announced he was quitting. "I don't have anyone who has thrown more than 57 innings, so that could be a real plus for us if we end up playing five games" Ickes said "There are easily a dozen teams who could win the title. 25 New Mexico beat feisty Marist 61- 54 Friday night " We got in a little trouble at halftime for not playing very good defense, plus a couple other things " Francis said " I think we came out in the second half with a better idea of what we needed to do to win " The Lobos( 4- 1, holding the Red Foxes( 0- 4) to 41 percent shooting, advanced to play for the University of New Mexico Thanksgiving Tournament championship Saturday against Oklahoma State, which beat Idaho 69- 68 in an earlier game. After falling behind early, Northridge never really threatened Coach Bobby Braswell did not meet with the media afterward. 5 Duke rolled to an easy 89- 40 win Wednesday night and the Blue Devils pounced on 30 Old Dominion turnovers, converting most of them into easy layups. Carey, who entered the game shooting 47 percent from 3- point range, made three of her first four attempts and finished 5- for- 8 Schreiber had 13 points and three 3- pointers Nina Norman' s 3- pointer with 9. He responded with a four-hitter and a 4-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Brandon Turman threw a 6- yard touchdown pass to Samuel Charles with 9: 42 left in the third quarter for the only touchdown for Edward Waters( 0- 3. Lacey Lyons had five 3- pointers and 19 points to lead Coastal Carolina( 5- 4, which fell to 0- 10 all- time against North Carolina The Tar Heels put this one away quickly. "Buck came to me and said, 'You all just get out there because I'm going to be pushing it' " said Scott, who hit his first seven shots and finished with a team-high 29 points. The Times on Thursday incorrectly reported that Arizona State had already reached the final. With the score knotted at 53, Henry Dugat scored to give the Bears their first lead since just over two minutes in. The Cornhuskers went ahead 58- 57 with 1: 28 left when Richardson hit three free throws after being fouled by Jay Jackson on a 3- point attempt.
